Table 2. Subjects' absolute and relative submaximal exercise characteristics.
| Exercise Characteristic | Burned | Non-Burned | 2-Way ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interaction | Main Effect | ||||||
| Exercise Stage 1 | Exercise Stage 2 | Exercise Stage 1 | Exercise Stage 2 | Group × Exercise | Group | Exercise | |
| Absolute | |||||||
| VO2 (L min-1) | 0.4±0.1 | 0.7±0.1 | 0.6±0.2 | 0.7±0.3 | 0.68 | 0.13 | 0.008 |
| Exercise work rate (W) | 13.3±11 | 43.3±31 | 23.3±25 | 57.2±26 | 0.83 | 0.35 | 0.002 |
| Normalized (TBM, LBM) | |||||||
| VO2 (ml O2kgTBM min-1) | 12.6±6 | 18.6±7 | 10.5±4 | 13.1±5 | 0.59 | 0.84 | 0.007 |
| VO2 (ml O2kgLBM min-1) | 17.1±7 | 25.6±9 | 18.5±3 | 23.6±3 | 0.30 | 0.92 | <0.0001 |
| Exercise work rate (W kgTBM) | 0.37±0.4 | 1.0±0.5 | 0.40±0.4 | 0.99±0.4 | 0.75 | 0.89 | <0.0001 |
| Exercise work rate (W kgLBM) | 0.28±0.2 | 1.1±1.0 | 0.41±0.4 | 1.1±0.4 | 0.61 | 0.82 | 0.003 |
| Relative Intensity (%peak) | |||||||
| Peak VO2 (%) | 39±9 | 59±13+ | 32±8* | 41±11+ | 0.002 | 0.05 | <0.0001 |
| Peak HR (%) | 74±9 | 85±9+ | 69±4* | 83±9+ | 0.03 | 0.40 | <0.0001 |
| Peak exercise work rate (%) | 17±10 | 44±14+ | 12±16 | 26±19+ | 0.008 | 0.21 | <0.0001 |
VO2, volume of oxygen; TBM, total body mass; LBM, lean body mass; HR, heart rate.
*
P<0.05 for burned vs. non-burned.
+
P<0.05 for stage 1 vs. stage 2 exercise.